I've got contacts with people I worked with 30 years ago. We have a bi-weekly Zoom chat for instance. Lasts for hours. Lots of fun. Friends? Sure, I've offered

I've got contacts with people I worked with 30 years ago. We have a bi-weekly Zoom chat for instance. Lasts for hours. Lots of fun. Friends? Sure, I've offered to come take care of them when they're having surgery, or invited to stay when the spouse is making them sleep on the couch. Even sent money a time or two when they're between jobs. Maybe its different nowadays. But coworkers used to be easy to make friends with.